2017 Work
Environment Survey results reveal what design elements office professionals
currently have access to, what they want, and what they expect from their next
employer

In
recent years, workplace design and environment have become a significant part
of company culture – and a tool to help drive productive, innovative and
collaborative work.

Released
today, Capital One's Work Environment Survey of office professionals across
five major markets (New York City, Chicago, Dallas, San Francisco, and
Washington, D.C.), revealed the influence that design has on employees in the
workplace.

·Local Culture is Missing: 69% believe local culture
isn't currently reflected in their company's workplace design

·Flexibility is a Must: 85% of office professionals surveyed believe flexible workplace design is
important and 82% of office professionals have their best ideas when
they're working in flexible space options

·A Gap in Health &
Wellness: Mostoffice professionals said their
company doesn't currently offer mother's nursing room (76%), and
environmentally friendly programs (70%). When asked to prioritize on-site
benefits, the top three responses were healthy food and beverage options (41%)
and relaxation/social areas (36%) and health/wellness centers and programming
(35%)

·Location, location,
location?: When
considering a new job, nearly 2 in 3 (64%) office professionals believe that
workplace design and environment is equally important or more important than
office location

In
addition to aggregated results, the Work Environment Survey took a look at
millennials' preferences in the workplace:

·A Gap in Health &
Wellness: Mostoffice professionals said their
company doesn't currently offer mother's nursing room (75%), and environmentally
friendly programs (65%). When asked to prioritize on-site benefits, the top
three responses were healthy food and beverage options (39%) and relaxation/social
areas (36%) and health/wellness centers and programming (33%)

·Location, location,
location?: When
considering a new job, more than 2 in 3 (71%) office professionals believe that
workplace design and environment is equally important or more important than
office location

Survey Methodology

The
Capital One Work Environment Survey was conducted by Wakefield Research
(www.wakefieldresearch.com) among 500 office professionals employed full-time
in each of the following DMAs: Chicago, Dallas, New York City, San Francisco
and Washington, DC between May 24 and June 7, 2017, using an email invitation
and an online survey. Quotas have been set to ensure reliable and accurate
representation of the employed population in each DMA.

Results
of any sample are subject to sampling variation. The magnitude of the variation
is measurable and is affected by the number of interviews and the level of the
percentages expressing the results. For the interviews conducted in this
particular study, the chances are 95 in 100 that a survey result does not vary,
plus or minus, by more than 2.0 percentage points overall, and 4.4 percentage
points in each DMA from the result that would be obtained if interviews had
been conducted with all persons in the universe represented by the samples.